January 28, 2013 at 2:18 PM ET – Old habits are apparently hard to break. Russian basketball team Spartak Primorye faced off against BC Unics of Kazan recently, when a wayward pass by a Spartak player found itself in the hands of head coach and former Latvian b-baller Gundars Vētra.

The 6’6″ Vētra, first Latvian to every play in the NBA, didn’t hesitate with an assist. Although the three-pointer didn’t count, but that didn’t stop Spartak from going on to win the game 70-69. Watch the video:

January 26, 2013 at 11:00 PM ET – What doesn’t kill us can only make us stronger. Such is the lesson learned by Bryan O’Sullivan’s 11-year-old son, as he attempted his very first ski jump at Kirkwood Mountain Resort just South of Lake Tahoe in California. Watch the video: